Mentors: an essential engine for growth

As I’ve gotten older I’ve become increasingly reflective on the seemingly random twists and turns in my life. Most of this consideration has gone towards my professional life, as I [...]

Creating competitive advantage through data

I’ve been focused on investing in data-centric businesses for almost eight years. Over this time period, my view of what generates true competitive advantage through data has changed. Where tools [...]

The Business of Big Data

The Business of Big Data My colleague Andrew Cove and I gave a presentation today at General Assembly on the business of big data. This is something we think about daily at IA Ventures and rests squarely at [...]

The right fund for the mission

As someone who has decided to build a venture investing firm for the long run, this is a question that weighs heavily on my mind. From my perspective, raising a [...]

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Team

Roger Ehrenberg

Roger Ehrenberg is the founder and Managing Partner of IA Ventures.

Brad Gillespie

Brad is a seasoned technology leader with over fifteen years of experience.

Ben Siscovick

Ben is a member of the IA investment team with prior experience as an entrepreneur and investment banker.

Jesse Beyroutey

Jesse is an analyst and aspiring entrepreneur at IA.

Drew Conway

Drew Conway is Scientist-in-Residence at IA Ventures.

Julie Park

Julie Park is the office manager at IA Ventures.

Joey Capasso

Joey Capasso is responsible for making things happen at IA Ventures.

Blog

Founders: Be The Honey Badger

by Roger Ehrenberg

I was recently watching a funny YouTube video with my kids titled The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger and having a few chuckles when it hit me: that Honey Badger actually has [...]

Loyalty

by Roger Ehrenberg

One of the hardest dynamics I’ve had to manage throughout my career is loyalty. I, like most of my friends and people whom I respect, have feelings of faithfulness and [...]

What's the big deal about Big Data?

by Roger Ehrenberg

Every so often a term becomes so beloved by media that it moves from “instructive” to “hackneyed” to “worthless,” and Big Data is one of those terms. When I started [...]

The perils of "free riders"

by Roger Ehrenberg

Starting a company is, by its nature, an “all in” affair. You’ve either got the passion to run through walls, suffer painful failures and do unnatural things to achieve success [...]

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